Window-shade mounting



L. H. BOCH.

WINDOW SHADE MOUNTING.

APPUCATWN ,F|L D,.ocT. 1Q',v4 1919-.-

1,338, 168. Patented Apr. 27, 1920.

- uNrrED srArEs PATENT oEEioE `LOUIsE HENRIETTA BOCH, OE 'NEW YORK, N. Y.

WIABTDOWV-SHAIDE MOUNTING, p Y i i Specification of Letters Patent. Patnted Apr. 27, 1920.

yiippiiation ined octoberio, i919. sriai No.V 329,732.

plane of the window toshield al portion of: Vthe room interior while admitting light to other portions, and to securelyhold them in such angular position, while not interfering' in the slightest degree with the raising and lowering of the shade and adjustment ot the curtains, draperies, etc.

it is also the aim of this invention to accomplish such object in a thoroughly ine-v chanical manner, conducing to etliciency o'r operation, and at a.ininimum of cost of in.- stallation, with an avoidance. of complicated structural elements liableto become deranged through carelessness or.. ignorance.-

The invention has itsespeeial field of usefulness in connection with windows op.en.

ing into courts opposite other windows, as in the vcase of inside rooms of Vhotels and the like, where it has heretofore been necessary to insure privacy for dressing by the lower ing oi the shade and dependence vupon .arti-r to the angular adjustment of shades, but .in` all such prior attempts the mounting has.

Vbeen so unmechanicaland thev operating oft the shade so complicated as to be of little practical value, the Vmanner ot operation not being at once obvious to a guest'introduced thereto for the first time4 and consequently unfamiliar therewith. wsuoli circum stances,tlieiutility of the device has not been recognized or4v attempts at usin'gthe same has resulted in its disarrangement and the de.- struction oi its usefulness. n A characteristic feature of my invention,

therefore, is its simplicity, its ease of inanipulation, and Vthe immediately obvious manner of its intended operation and use. i

In ordei that the invention may be readi ilyv understood a detailed description of a preferred embodiment yof the same follows, predicated upon an illustrative drawing, which drawing-l n, i

Figure 1- is an` interior elevation Vshowing the invention as applied to a window; f

Figs2 is a top plan view; v v f Fig. is a fragmentary horizontal section on the line SH3 of F ig. 1; and

Fi'g. 'a is a detail view of the` window mount as usedfor a plurality of rollers. p In the drawings the glazed window opening is indicated at 11 and the window frame or casiiigfat 12. `Hinged tothe window y iframe at 13 isa window mount comprising a horizontally disposed bai' 14, and upon this bar are ailixedthesliade brackets 15 for the `carrying of the .shade roller 16 in the usual manner.

A vertically disposed rod 17 is journaled at 18 on the window frame at one side of the opening, the upper end of the i'od 1-7 beingV cranked at 19 andattached at 20 inwardly from the hinge 13 to the case mount 14.

`An operating arm 21 carrying the handle 22 is connected to `thel lower end of the rod 17, preferably by articulation, and extends angularly therefrom. This arm 21 is ari'angedto traverse the segment plate 23 attaclied to the window frame either at the side or at the bottom and isr provided Ywith .spaced teeth or notches '245, with which f notches thearm 21 is adapted to engage and vbe held in adjusted position. i f

yFor purposes of stability, a brace'rod25 l is rigidly connectedV to tlie'rod 17 at 26 and eXtends obliquely to av point of adjustment atw27with the'shade mount.

yItjwill: be readily junderstood .from the AVforegoing description, taken in connection with the' drawing, that by grasping the handle 22 andvswinging the 'arm 21 angularly the shade mount and the shade'A roller and shade 16 will likewise bev swungangularlyabout the hingel, andthe dropping oty the arm Y21 into one of the notches 24 of ythe segment plate 23 will securely look the rod 1Y71and the shade at any desired adjusted angle to the window opening. Another f locking deviceis yillustrated in the 'thumb set screw 27 which may be employed in con-- junction with or independentlyv of theV arm 2l and notches 2d. rliliis may be done while the shade is entirely lowered and the angular adjustment orl the shadeV will in no manner interfere with the raising and loivci'ing ot the shade upon its roller. Desired portions of the room may then be shielded from observation, without materially reduc* ing the illumination ot the room from the window.V There is order and no familiarity with the operating mechanism is required to enable one to op-V.

crate the device to secure the desired re-V sults.

Acharacteristic.feature of the present iiivention is the utilization oiC a plate or bar adapted .for the .mounting thereon of ordi-` nary types of shade or curtain brackets, by reason ott which the purchaserl of the mount-V ing can vuse thereon the usual. shade, curv tains or draperies already in hand-and is not requiredto purchase Yspecially designed littings therefoniV Moreover, as iillustrated in Fig... 4.-, both the shade roller 16 and curtain or drapery rollers or rods i6@ can be v r)plied to the s, nev swinging mount by the ..liinent thereto Y of additional brackets 15, thus enabling all to be swung together to a position at any desired angle to the window, shielding the room interior while admitting light and air, giving access to the window for washing, preventing soiling by rain when an open window is desired, precluding the draperies from streaming out oit the window, and the like'.

I claim :V l. In a device ol the character described, a-.shade mount adapted to be hinged at one end to the window iframe above and at one side of the windowV opeiiiiiig, shade brackets at the two ends of the mount, a shade roller adapted to be mounted. in the brackets, a rod 1 journaled ina vertical positionon the win-V dow frame and having its upper end attached to the shade mount at the hinged end,

an operatingarin extending angularly from the lower endoffthe rod, and means for locking the armtohold the rod' and vshade moun't'in adjustedposition. v

.2. AIn a device of the character described',

a shade mount adapted to be hinged at one end to the windowfraine above and at onev .ide oit the window opening, shade Vbrackets atV the twozends ofthe mount, a shade roll-er adapted to be mounted inthe brackets, a rod journaled in a vertical position on the Window; frame vand having its upper end atk tached'tothe lshade mount at the hinged end, an operating arm extending angularly from the lower end oi the rod, vand means for locking the-arm to hold the rod and shade mount in adjusted position, anda brace rodVK extending obliquely Vfrom the. vertical rod nothing` to get out ci" to a point of attaclii'nent vto the shade lmount intermediate its length.

3. In a device of the character described,

a shade mount adapted toy be hinged at one end to the windowA frame above and at one Y side of the window opening, shade brackets y j usted position.

4. rIn a device of the character described, l

a shade mount adapted to be hinged at one` end' to the window iframe above and at oneY side of the window opening, shade brackets at the two ends ofthe mount, a shade roller adapted to be mounted in the brackets, a rod journaled in a vertical position on the win.-

dovv frame and having its upper end de-f flected and attached to the shadeY mount at a, point spaced inwardly from the hinge,

an operatin' arin extending angularly from the lower end of the rod, means atxed to the window frame and arranged to be traversed by the arm and to hold the same in adjusted position, and a brace rod extending obliquely from the vertical rod to a pointy ofV attachment to the shade mount intermediate its length.

5. In a device ofthe character described, aV shade mount adapted to be hinged. at one end to the Vwindow traine above .andat one side of the window opening, shade brackets at the two ends of the mount, a shade roller' adapted to be mounted inthe brackets, .a rod j ournaled in .avertical position on the Wincranked and attached'to the shade mount at a point spaced inwardly from the hinge, an

operating arm articulated to and extending angularly from the lower end of the rod, a notchedplate aiiiXed to the frame and arranged to be traversed by the arm and to hold the samein adjusted position. Y

. V6. Ina device of the character described, a shademount-adaptedto be hinged atone end 'to the'window frame above and at one side of the window opening, shade brackets i VV*at the two'ends of the mount,a shade roller adapted Vto be mountedin the brackets, a rod .journaled in a vertical positionV on'the window frame and having its upperend cranked and attached to thev shade mount at a point'l spaced inwardly from the hinge, an operating arm articulated `to and eX- the rod, a notched plate afIiXed to the frame and arrangedl to Vbe traversed by the .arm

yand to hold the same in adjusted position,

`dow frame and having vits upperV endiic - tending angularly from the lower end of anda brace rod extending obliquely'from thevertical rod to a point of attachment to the shade mount intermediate its length. Y

7. In a device of the character described,`

a horizontally ,disposedv shade mount comprising a bar adapted tol be hinged at one end to the window frame aboverand at one side of the window opening, shade brackets at the two endsof the mount,- a shade roller adapted to be mounted in the brackets, aL

iod journaled `in a vertical position on the window frame and having Aits Vupper end cranked and attached to the shade mount atV a point spaced inwardly fromj the hinge, an operating` arin articulated to and extending angularly from the lower end of the rod, a notched segment plate aixed to the frame vand arranged to' be traversed by the arm and to hold the same in adjusted position.

8. ln Va device of the character described,

a horizontally disposed shade -mount Ycom Y prising a har adapted to behinged at one end to the window'frame above and 4at one side of the window opening, shade brackets at the two ends of the mount, asshade roller adapted to be mounted in the brackets, a

rod journaledl in a vertical position on the window frame and having its upper end cranked and attached to the shade mount atV a point spaced inwardly from the hinge, an`

operating arm articulated to and extending angularly from the lower end of the rod, a

notched segment plate aixed to the frame and arranged to be traversed by the arm` and to hold the same in adjusted position, and a brace rod extending obliquely from lthe vertical rod to a point of attachment to the shade mount intermediate its length.

9. In a device of the character described, a vshade mount comprising a wooden Vbar adapted to be hinged at one end to the Window vframe above and at one side of the window opening and to serve for the attachment thereto of a plurality of sets of window shade and drapery brackets, al rod Vjournaled in a vertical position at the side of the window opening and having Aits up* per end attached to the hinged end of the mount, and means for axially turning the rod and for securing the rod and mount in a'djustedposition.

10. In a device of the character described,`

a shade mount comprising a 'wooden'. bar

adapted to be hinged at one end tothe Winv dow frame above and at one side of the window opening and 'to serve for the attachment thereto cfa plurality of sets of window shade and drapery brackets, aV rod y journaled in a vertical'position at the side 

